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Glastonbury: scenes from the field

There are a lot of tired but very happy (not to mention sun-kissed) people around the office today. Those who manned the Greenpeace field at Glastonbury are reappearing and they have such tales to tell. (I would have asked one of them to write this update, but they're all worn out.)

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Glastonbury: are you in the no?

The Big No makes an appearance at Glastonbury 2009

What do we say to bigger airports? © Vanessa Miles/Greenpeace

I decided to give Glastonbury a miss this year, but it looks like everyone currently stuck in a seven-hour tailback in the car park had a rollickin' good time. Not just because of the sunshine or Blur's barnstorming set last night (slightly jealous I missed that), but the Greenpeace field was once again a marvel to behold.

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Going to Glasto? Take a step through the grass arch...

Just a quick reminder of the sorts of things you'll be missing out on if you don't take that step through the grass arch to visit the ever-stimulating Greenpeace field at this year's Glastonbury festival.

So head on down to the Greenpeace field, where you can (in no particular order):

  • sign up to become an Airplotter and help us create a spectacular aviation intervention to stop Heathrow expansion.
  • scale the climbing walls of our action training centre
  • conquer the famous Greenpeace skateboard ramp
  • take a solar power shower
  • feast organically at Café Tango
  • get some expert advice about how to make your world a bit greener

See you there!

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You may remember us from such Big No’s as…

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It'll look like this, but muddier, and with more men wearing dresses

It's difficult to know how to get people at Glastonbury to join in with the good work of saving the planet, but this year we reckon we've come up with a way to make it all fairly straightforward for those who are a bit 'festivaled out' to join in. Read more »

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Hundreds of revellers to form big 'NO' at Glastonbury in protest at airport expansion

24 Jun 2009

Hundreds of pilots, stewardesses, train drivers and passengers will attempt to form the biggest human "NO" ever seen at Glastonbury festival at midday on Saturday, in protest at the government's plans for airport expansion.

The motley cabin crew will assemble on the Greenpeace field at midday on Saturday, amid claims that the growth of the airline industry could make it impossible for the UK to beat climate change. Aviation is now one of the fastest growing sources of CO2 emissions in the UK, representing 13 per cent of Britain's impact on the climate. (1)

The protestors - who are being encouraged (but not required)  to come in uniform - will gather at 12pm on Saturday 27th June on the Greenpeace Airplot - an aviation themed field complete with an "out of control tower" and a long runway. The best outfit will win a duty-free prize, and as many people as possible are needed to make this a world record.

Greenpeace aviation campaigner Anna Jones, who is running the event, said:

"We're planning to send a message to Gordon Brown right from the heart of Glastonbury festival. His obsession with airport expansion just doesn't make sense, because flying is ten times more damaging to the climate than taking the train. That's why I'm meeting up with hundreds of other people to say "NO" to a third runway at Heathrow.

"I don't want our countryside to suffer more floods, heatwaves and droughts. We must get our emissions down, which means the government must drop its airport expansion programme right now."

Hundreds of people are expected to form the big NO - which will then be photographed from the 'out of control tower' - which doubles up as a climbing wall for people to try out.

Flying is one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, and emissions are set to treble if government expansion plans go ahead. Flights from and within the UK account for between 6-8 per cent of our total CO2 emissions, while the Government admits that aviation's true effect is at least 13 per cent of the UK's climate impact because greenhouse gases create more global warming when emitted at altitude.

ENDS

Pictures and video will be available on the day, and journalists at the Glastonbury festival are welcome to attend.

Please call James Turner on 07766 165323 or Graham Thompson on 07505 178 489 for more information.

(1) 13 per cent figure from Gillian Merron in answer to parliamentary question 26th April 2007.

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm070502/text/70502w0005.htm

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Win two tickets to Glastonbury!

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Hey there Greenpeace afficionados. Want to go to Glastonbury festival? How's your store of GP-related facts? Do you, for instance, know which power station's chimney the Kingsnorth 6 climbed, leading to their arrest, trial and aquittal? Or which major Airport's expansion plans have been challenged by our Airplot campaign?

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Greenpeace at Glastonbury 2009


Lily Allen clashes with the Greenpeace banner

The Greenpeace Glastonbury crew are busy concocting over-ambitious plans to save whichever planet you happen to be on during the Glastonbury weekend.

Here's a taste of what's planned...

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Amy goes to Glastonbury

After her adventures at the Make a NOise carnival, Amy Greenhouse is back. This time, she joined us at Glastonbury to show the farm a bit of love. The question is, where's Trace?

With big thanks to Niall and Jason from Tellyjuice.

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Going to Glastonbury? Send us your photos and videos

Tipis at Glastonbury

So, we're here at Glastonbury and, after a few wrong turns on the way here and some hitches pitching my tent (I've never been the best camper), I'm starting to settle into the rhythm of working at the festival.

The Greenpeace field is almost complete and the garden design is quite amazing with covered walkways, vegetable patches and other examples of one planet living. As I write, music is blaring from the skateboard ramp behind me and I can hear the whoosh of wheels as the skaters do their turns.Last night, I was lured into the interactive light installation (another work by Jason Bruges, who created the installation at last year's 100% Light expo) which is quite addictive, especially after a few cans of Strongbow. Watch this video on our moblog to get some idea of what it's about.

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Skate your way to free Glastonbury tickets: the winners

The editor of sidewalk got in touch with us on Saturday to confirm the winners of our competition to win three pairs of Glastonbury tickets.

Just to recap, we asked skaters (or fakers) to submit clips of themselves on a video site in order to enter for three categories: best trick, best line (or group of tricks put together if you aren’t a skater) and judges discretion.

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